The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-22
FIFTY YEARS A QUEEN.
BRITAIN'S GRAND TRIBUTE TO A
BELOVED SOVEREIGN.

Streets Thronged and Windows Filled
With Spectators-Westm Abb
bey a Blaze of Scarlet and GoId-A
Most Imposing and Gorgeous Parade
Full Details of the Proceedings.
LONDON, June 21.-The first day of the
ffty-frst year of the reign of Queen Victo-
ria over Great Britain, opened with perfect.
summer weather in London A lovelier
day could not have been desired for the eel
ebration of her majesty's jubilee. The sun
shone out bright, the air was clear and not
very warm, and gentle breeze blew stead
ily The crowds scattered over the CITY are
unprecedented in numbers. The thousands
of people who yesterday selected location
along the route of to-day's procession, in
order to retain them, occupied them all
night, and many used camp stools or i'm
provised rests to enable them to withstand
the long and tiresome occupation.
SITTING UP ALL NIGHT FOR POSITIONS.
A steady stream of carriages and pedes-
trians poured constantly all night until
dawn through the city from all directions
toward West End. At 5 o'clock this morn
ing every point of vantage along the streets
composing the royal procession route was
secured. At 8 o'clock the line of the route
was on each side compact mass of people
Everybody, despite the discomfort of the
crowding, manifested the utmost good hu-
NOR.
The scene at Westminster Abbey was
most brilliant, every seat was filled and
every person present was o distinguished
person When the identities were enumer-
ated it seemed as ii every locality the world
over had sent one or more of its representa-
tive personages to do honor to England's
Queen on Britain's greatest holiday. There
never was probably, in modern times,
assembled under one roof an audience as
brilliantly arrayed. Every man present
entitled TO a wear uniform or a decoration
had both on, new or FURNISHED up When
this audience was all seated the scene pre-
sented was Incompatible
BRILLIANT SPECTACLE
When the sun shone brightly through the
noble stained windows of the Abbey its
rays fell upon this unaccustomed sight, and
the picture was indescribabe. This audi
ence, banked up as it was in the church,
was anything but sombre For awhile,
when all were seated, there was quiet, but
this was only temporary and lasted only
long enough to enable the people to locate
one another Then there was the life of
recognition and of gossip, and it
graduated rapidly into a noisy hum.
This was startling to persons who entered
suddenly, considering Ule pace anu VINO
were buried there, but stranger was soon
fascinated, and himself added to what had
struck him as desecration. Busy and in
terested as were the people making this ir
reverent congregation, some personageS on
the floor of the Abbey Were strong enough
to compel general attention and recognition.
When the Marquis of Salisbury, the Queens
Prime Minister, entered and proceeded to
the place set apart for him, he was cheered
heartily. And when Mr.. Gladstone was OBJ
served quietly edging his way to his seatshe
was also cheered Such was the eagerneSS
of those who had assured places in
the audience at Westminster, to be on
hand, that scores of the lords and ladies
repaired to the edifice at unnecessarily early
hours, and as many of them admitted, with
out having partaken OF any breakfast. 1t
was a strange sight to see TASKS and sand
wiches exchanged in such a crowd, and
eagerly used by the numberless ariStocrats
unable to longer withstand their hunger or
thirst. This business, when added to the
hum, at times seemed irreverent even on a
Jubilee day, in Westminster.
LINE OF PROCESSION.
The line of the procession from Bucking
ham Palace to Westminster Abbey was as
follows: From the Palace portals along
Constitution hill, Piccadilly, Regent street,
Waterloo place, Pail Mall, Fast CockSpur
street, Northumberland avenue, and on the
Thames Embankment Bridge street to the
Abbey The line of the route was kept
open by nearly 10000 troops, representing
all branches of the service, and in
addition 600 boys from the naval
training ships were drawn up to the
base of the Nelson monument. In addition
to the military many thousands of the
police. both mounted and on foot, were on
duty under the command of Sir Charles
Warren. The military force was under the
command of Gen. Gipps and Col. Stirling,
of the Cold Stream Guards. The particular
feature at Buckingham palace was that the
two services Were equally honored, the
guards lining one side of the roadway at
Buckingham palace gates, and on the other
side the blue jackets were posted. The
same services were also represented in like
manner at the entrance to Westminster
Abbey.
STARTING OF THE PROCESSION.
The first of the royal procession was COM
posed of Indian Princes and few minor
German Princes. This was well received by
the populace A few minutes before IL
O'clock the second part of the procession
left. This was composed of some fifteen
carriages, the occupants being the King of
Denmark the King of Belgium, the King of
Saxony, the King OF the Helenas, the Crown
Prince of Austria the Crown Prince of Portu-
gal, the Queen of the Belgians, the Crown
THU Ol SC VA blCCSO.
the Crown Princess of Austria, and the
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, Strelitz. This
party was also well received by the people.
These two professions helped to keep the
way to the Abbey open, and exercised the
pent up enthusiasm Of the vast multitude
along the way, who were awaiting inn
patiently to see and cheer the Queen.
Punctually at Ills this morning the
Queen, in an open carriage emerged from
the palace gate. At the sight of her thou
sands of voices were lifted up in cheers, the
applause being accompanied by the music
OF many military bands stationed In front
of the palace The Queen did not wear her
state robe, but was dressed in black. Her
carriageswas drawn by eight ponies, The
Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edin-
burg, the Duke of Connaught, her
sons, the Crown Prince IMPERIAL
of Germany, the Marquis Of Lorne,
Prince Christian of Schleswig- -Holstein, and
Prince Henry OF Battenburg, her sons-in-
law, and Princes Albert, Victor and George
OF Wales Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, and
Prince William Of Prussia. her grandsons
ali rode in full uniform beside the Queens
coaches as a body guard.
SHOUTING THEMSELVES HoARsE.
When the people at the palace gate had
shouted themselves hoaise cheering for the
Queen they continued to cry out 'long life
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